General Precautions - Suzuki GRAND VITARA Owner's Manual

CAUTION
!
• Even when the accident was light enough
not to cause air bags to activate, be sure to
inspect system parts and other related
parts according to instructions under
"Repair and Inspection Required after
Accident: in Section 8B".
• When servicing parts other than air bag
system, if shocks may be applied to air bag
system component parts, remove those
parts beforehand.
• When handling the air bag (inflator)
modules (driver, passenger, side and
curtain), forward sensors, side sensors or
SDM, be careful not to drop it or apply an
impact to it. If an excessive impact was
applied (e.g., dropped from a height of 91.4
cm (3 feet) or more), never attempt
disassembly or repair but replace it with a
new one.
• When grease, cleaning agent, oil, water,
etc. has got onto air bag (inflator) modules
(driver, passenger, side and curtain), wipe
off immediately with a dry cloth.
• Air bag wire harness is included in main
harness, instrument panel harness, floor
harness and seat harness. Air bag wire
harness can be identified easily as the part
of connector side wire harness is covered
with a yellow protection tube and it has
yellow connectors. Be very careful when
handling it.
• When an open in air bag wire harness,
damaged wire harness, connector or
terminal is found, replace wire harness,
connectors and terminals as an assembly.
• Do not apply power to the air bag system
unless all components are connected or a
diagnostic flow requests it, as this will set
a DTC.
• Never use air bag system component parts
from another vehicle.
• When using electric welding, be sure to
temporarily disable air bag system
referring to "Disabling Air Bag System: in
Section 8B".
• Never expose air bag system component
parts directly to hot air (drying or baking
the vehicle after painting) or flames.
• WARNING / CAUTION labels are attached
on each part of air bag system
components. Be sure to follow the
instructions.
• After vehicle is completely repaired,
perform "Air Bag Diagnostic System
Check: in Section 8B".

General Precautions

The WARNING and CAUTION describe some general
precautions that you should observe when servicing a
vehicle. These general precautions apply to many of the
service procedures, and they will not necessarily be
repeated with each procedure to which they apply.
WARNING
!
• Whenever raising a vehicle for service, be
sure to follow the instructions under
"Vehicle Lifting Points: in Section 0A".
• When it is necessary to do service work
with the engine running, make sure that
the parking brake is set fully and the
transmission is in Neutral (for manual
transmission vehicles) or Park (for
automatic transmission vehicles), Keep
hands, hair, clothing, tools, etc. away from
the fan and belts when the engine is
running.
• When it is necessary to run the engine
indoors, make sure that the exhaust gas is
forced outdoors.
• Do not perform service work in areas
where combustible materials can come in
contact with a hot exhaust system. When
working with toxic or flammable materials
(such as gasoline and refrigerant), make
sure that the area you work in is well-
ventilated.
• To avoid getting burned, keep away from
hot metal parts such as the radiator,
exhaust manifold, tail pipe, muffler, etc.
• New and used engine oil can be
hazardous. Children and pets may be
harmed by swallowing new or used oil.
Keep new and used oil and used engine oil
filters away from children and pets.
Continuous contact with used engine oil
has been found to cause [skin] cancer in
laboratory animals. Brief contact with used
oil may irritate skin. To minimize your
exposure to used engine oil, wear a long-
sleeve shirt and moisture-proof gloves
(such as dish washing gloves) when
changing engine oil. If engine oil contacts
your skin, wash thoroughly with soap and
water. Launder any clothing or rags if wet
with oil, recycle or properly dispose of
used oil and filters.
• Make sure the bonnet is fully closed and
latched before driving. If it is not, it can fly
up unexpectedly during driving,
obstructing your view and resulting in an
accident.
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